footnosis

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noun

Erotic hypnosis involving the feet as a subject of fixation.

OriginEnglish hypnosis ← Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis) ← Proto-Hellenic *húpnos →
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Meanings

nounfootnosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBDSMErotic hypnosis involving the feet as a subject of fixation.

    This Domme still does Footnosis the old fashioned way

    2026 May 26, @hypnosub69, X (post), archived from the original on 20 Sep 2026
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    After a minute my footnosis has sunk in, making you a new eager foot slave~

    2023 August 25, @Carnigelatex, X (post), archived from the original on 20 Sep 2026

    Hypnotizing others with my feet (or the whole footnosis thing in general) is one of my biggest turn offs ever, I just don't like it

    2025 January 28, @eviepnotized, X (post), archived from the original on 20 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Germanic*fōts
  4. Proto-West Germanic*fōt
  5. Old Englishfōt
  6. Middle Englishfot
  7. Englishfoot
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swep-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*supnós
  10. Proto-Hellenic*húpnos
  11. Ancient Greekὕπνος (húpnos)
  12. Ancient Greekὑπνόω (hupnóō)
  13. Ancient Greekὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)
  14. Englishhypnosis
  15. Englishfootnosis

Blend of foot + hypnosis.

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APA

footnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footnosis

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“footnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footnosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footnosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footnosis.

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